Qutb al-Din Aibak
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Qutb al-Din Aibak was a former slave-commander who founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in northern India and initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qutb al-Din Aibak canonical | 12 |
| Qutb-ud-din Aibak | 9 |
| Qutb al-Din Aibak as his viceroy in India | 1 |
| Qutubuddin Aibak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T547314 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Qutb al-Din Aibak Context triple: [Delhi Sultanate, firstRuler, Qutb al-Din Aibak]
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Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
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B.
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin was a central early Druze religious leader and theologian who helped shape and consolidate the community’s doctrines and identity.
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C.
Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg was a 15th-century Timurid ruler, astronomer, and mathematician renowned for building a major observatory in Samarkand and producing highly accurate astronomical tables.
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D.
Dalbandin
Dalbandin is a small town in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, known as an important stop along the Quetta–Taftan highway and for its proximity to the Chagai nuclear testing sites.
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E.
Babur
Babur was a Central Asian conqueror and the first Mughal emperor, who established Mughal rule in the Indian subcontinent in the early 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Qutb al-Din Aibak Target entity description: Qutb al-Din Aibak was a former slave-commander who founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in northern India and initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi.
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A.
Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
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B.
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin was a central early Druze religious leader and theologian who helped shape and consolidate the community’s doctrines and identity.
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C.
Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg was a 15th-century Timurid ruler, astronomer, and mathematician renowned for building a major observatory in Samarkand and producing highly accurate astronomical tables.
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D.
Dalbandin
Dalbandin is a small town in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, known as an important stop along the Quetta–Taftan highway and for its proximity to the Chagai nuclear testing sites.
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E.
Babur
Babur was a Central Asian conqueror and the first Mughal emperor, who established Mughal rule in the Indian subcontinent in the early 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former slave
ⓘ
founder of dynasty ⓘ historical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ sultan ⓘ |
| allegiance | Ghurid Empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Qutb al-Din Aibak
ⓘ
surface form:
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ
surface form:
Qutubuddin Aibak
|
| architecturalLegacy | early Indo-Islamic architecture in Delhi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ghurid conquests in India
ⓘ
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk (Slave) dynasty
|
| birthPlace | Ghurid territories in Central Asia ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lahore ⓘ |
| capital | Delhi ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | fall from a horse while playing polo ⓘ |
| commissioned |
Qutb Minar
ⓘ
surface form:
Qutub Minar
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1210 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lahore ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded |
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
ⓘ
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Slave dynasty of Delhi
|
| ethnicity | Turkic ⓘ |
| governmentForm | sultanate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
13th century
ⓘ
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
early Delhi Sultanate
|
| languageOfRecord | Persian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accidental death ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| name | Qutb al-Din Aibak self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a former slave who became sultan
ⓘ
founding the Delhi Sultanate’s Mamluk dynasty ⓘ |
| notableWork | initiation of Qutub Minar construction ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sultan of Delhi
ⓘ
slave-commander under Muhammad of Ghor ⓘ viceroy of northern India for the Ghurids ⓘ |
| predecessor | Muhammad of Ghor ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Delhi
ⓘ
Lahore ⓘ northern India ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
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| reignEnd | 1210 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1206 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| successor | Aram Shah ⓘ |
| title |
Malik
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
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Subject: Qutb al-Din Aibak Description of subject: Qutb al-Din Aibak was a former slave-commander who founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in northern India and initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi.
Referenced by (23)
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